Nalanda
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Nalanda , Buddhist monastic center in what is now Baragaon, Bihar state, E central India. Often referred to as a university, Nalanda was, from the 4th to the 12 cent. AD, the most renowned center of Buddhist learning in India. There are extensive ruins of stupas, monasteries, and temples.
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